Position: Postdoctoral fellow, ‘From Feed the Birds, To Do Not Feed the Animals’ Bio: Born in Italy, Giovanna obtained her first degree in Anthropology at the University of Bologna. She then moved to London to study a MA in Migration and Diaspora Studies at SOAS, and she continued her PhD in Social Anthropology at the Read More…
Category: human-animal relationships
(Re)introducing our new postdoctoral fellow: Ricardo Ontillera
We are delighted that Ricardo Ontillera, who gained his PhD with us in 2020, is returning to spend a year (starting this autumn) as a SeNSS Post-Doctoral Fellow. He will have Professor Garry Marvin and Professor Rebecca Cassidy (Goldsmiths) as his mentors. During this time, he and Garry will work on a project exploring the Read More…
Rio Heriniaina has been selected as a top 100 young African conservation leader
Former MRes in Primate Biology, Behaviour and Conservation student, Rio Heriniaina, has been selected as one of the top 100 young African conservation leaders. These awards were created by the African Wildlife Foundation, together with Africa Alliance of the YMCA, World Scouts Movement, and the WWF consortium, and seek to recognise and nurture top Young Read More…
CRESIDA seminar by Dr Giovanna Capponi on the multiple meanings of wild boar in central Italy
On 4 February 2021, Dr Giovanna Capponi from the University of Roehampton and CEFRES/Charles University in Prague presented a webinar in the CRESIDA seminar series titled ‘What does a wild boar mean to different people? Managing human-wildlife conflicts in Central Italy’. Abstract Wild boars, increasing in numbers and even in size, have been recently at Read More…
Spotlight on… Garry Marvin
Position: Professor of Human-Animal Studies at the University of Roehampton Bio: Garry took his first degree at the University of East Anglia in 1974 and was awarded his PhD in anthropology at the University of Wales, Swansea in 1982 for his thesis on bullfighting in Andalusia, Spain. He has lectured in anthropology at the Universities Read More…
CRESIDA webinar by Dr Stefano Kaburu on human-macaque interactions
On 7 October 2020, Dr Stefano Kaburu from the University of Wolverhampton presented a webinar in our CRESIDA seminar series titled ‘Investigation of the drivers and outcome of human-macaque interactions: a coupled natural and human systems approach’. Abstract The rapid expansion of human populations has resulted in dramatic changes of the global and local Read More…
New CRESIDA doctoral dissertation on cockfighting in the Canary Islands
Ricardo Ontillera Sanchez, a CRESIDA student, recently completed his PhD Viva based on his study of cockfighting in the Canary Islands. Originally from Spain, Ricardo is the last of several PhD students who have been working on the multi-disciplinary AHRC-funded research project ‘Cultural and Scientific Perceptions of Human-Chicken Interaction’. His thesis, titled ‘Of casteadores, gallos y galleras: the Read More…
Organs without grief: the potentials of the pig model in Danish experimental transplantation research
This week in the CRESIDA seminar series, our speaker is Anja Jensen from the University of Copenhagen, who is sharing her research on the potentials of the pig model in Danish experimental transplantation research. Come and join us on Thursday, March 7th at 4.15pm in Room G070 at Parkstead House to learn more. Abstract In Danish transplant experiments, research Read More…
Attempting to live well with elephants: Human-elephant relations in the western Ghats, India
This week in the CRESIDA seminar series, the speaker is our very own Deepak Bhat Dundi, a PhD student in the Centre. His talk is on human-elephant relations in India. Come and join us on Thursday at 4.15pm in Room G070 at Parkstead House to learn more. Abstract People and Asian elephants have lived together in India Read More…
A snail by any other name is a slug: Culture, nature and classification
By Kirsten Bell Since moving to the UK nine months ago, I have finally acquired a small garden – something I have lived without for most of my adult life. Having grown up in the tropics, I was therefore relatively unfamiliar with the scourge of gardeners everywhere: slugs and snails. However, this lack of exposure Read More…
